Food For Thought: Saving Time is the Key to Saving Dinner
I’m big on preparing fresh meals from scratch, but I also like to be realistic. Cooking should be an adventure, but hopefully a fun one and not a frustrating experience! If you’re trying to transition from feeding your family with packaged meals and takeout to good home cooking, you deserve a big pat on the […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Nature’s crunchy snack
This simple root veggie is a standard staple in most people’s fridges. It’s used in everything from soups to stews to side dishes. A favorite snack, these antioxidant rich root veggies contain carotenoids, which help fight inflammation and prevents the oxidization of cholesterol; very important considering that it is oxidized cholesterol that causes the build […]
Food For Thought: Getting in the leafy greens before dinner
“Maaawwwmmm, we’re hungry!” Sound familiar? The door hardly closes behind them when they get off the bus in the afternoon before they drop their school bags and start begging for a snack. And no wonder! Children need to replenish their energy reserves after a long day at school. The problem with this, of course, is […]
Food For Thought: Want to learn to love fish?
So many people tell me they can’t stand fish. The “fishiness” and the texture just take out any desire to eat it. And yet we all know how healthy fish is, right? But hey, you’re a big girl and you want to try it again? Come now, I’ll help you! The key to getting properly […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Arugula
Called Rocket Salad in the UK, arugula is really an herb (also called Italian Cress). It is a delightful change of pace in that its spicy, peppery leaves add a delicious flavor all its own. Lower in oxalates than spinach, it’s a good salad choice with vitamins A, B, C, and K all available and […]
Dinner Diva: Spinach: The Healthy “Fast” Food
A favorite super healthy “fast” food favorite of mine is spinach. Not just any old bunch of spinach, but the stuff in a big plastic tub (I get mine at Costco). I use a ton of it during the week and eat it in a variety of different ways from salads, to side dishes and […]
Healthy Foods: Great Reader Tips 2!
This week, I have even more great tips that I know you want to see! I’ve selected some gems and have them here for your perusal: *I save the ends of carrots, celery, turnips, outer layers of onions (not the papery skin), and other washed vegetable trimmings together in a freezer bag for making broth. […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The Great Garbanzo
Here’s today’s TRICK: Next time you make a tossed green salad, add some cooked or canned (drained and rinsed) garbanzo beans for a nearly instant fiber and a protein lift as well! A half cup of this fine bean (aka as chick peas) has only 120 calories, 5 grams of protein and a whopping 8 grams […]
Dinner Diva: Go for the Good Stuff
A lot of you know I have a foodie pet peeve that drives me nuts. That would be Iceberg lettuce. Honestly, I have no idea why this lettuce exists in the first place. It’s 97% water, completely bereft nutritionally, and licking an envelope is more flavorful than this sad sack of salad. The antidote to […]